Sonic DVDit! PE Worth the money? (Opinions)

[WishMaker]

Despite the date of my starting date on this forum, I'm still a newbie,
'cause I haven't burned a thing. My Pioneer 104 (cendyne), is still
a "virgin", having never burned a thing.

Anyway, I'm trying to use the guide LaserDisc To DVD!
http://geocities.com/mmelancholic/lddvd/guide_main.html

I bought the Canopus ADVC-100, downloaded the Adaptec DVSoft
Codec, bought the key code for ScenalyzerLive (yesterday), downloaded
VirtualDub, have Cool Edit 96 (hoping this will suffice), downloaded the
trial version on TMPGenc 2.5 trialware (but it ran out before I could get to it, but will buy it), but then came to the Sonic DVDit! PE software part that costs $399.00, but can get it cheaper on ebay).

Okay, so my quesiton is... (finally) has anyone used the Sonic DVDit! PE
software. If so, did you find it worth the money?

Thanks in advance!

[Kaash28]

Sonic has the best dvd authoring software but only at professional level like DVD PRODUCER, DVD FUSION, DVD CREATOR, AND SCENARIST....get DVD Lab.....more feature less price $99...try the full feautre 30 day trial at www.mediachance.com

[disturbed1]

Okay, so my quesiton is... (finally) has anyone used the Sonic DVDit! PE
software. If so, did you find it worth the money?

Thanks in advance!

Compared to what's available today, NO.

The only advantage to it was the ac3 encoder. TMPG has one for ~$30 so that whipes that out.

DVDit! PE is a single VTS authoring system with only still menu placement. It's nice for simple projects, not worth $399 IMO, $99 maybe.

DVDLab and TMPG DVD Author are the best for the money right now. DVDLab has many more features, TDA is a bit more user friendly (less features).